Category: YOUR HEALTH
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With most new virus cases in a day by far, Beshear says it’s ‘a wake-up call’ and ‘We’re going to have to take some more action’
Kentucky Health News chart; daily numbers may have been adjusted slightly since the reporting date. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reported nearly...
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With record number of new cases, and high positive test rates and hospitalizations, this could be Kentucky’s worst covid-19 day yet
Kentucky Health News chart; hospital data hasn’t been reported daily and recently changed systems. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With coronavirus cases at a new high, and hospitalizations...
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As Supreme Court keeps emergency orders in effect, state reports second largest number of cases found on one day
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The news Friday that Gov. Andy Beshear’s emergency orders will remain in effect, until the Supreme Court of Kentucky decides their fate, overshadowed his...
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Attorney general asks court to block all of governor’s covid-19 pandemic orders, calling them arbitrary and unconstitutional
Kentucky Health News chart; daily case numbers may have been adjusted slightly —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus cases in Kentucky kept trending upward — hitting the...
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Virus cases down for day, but on upward trend; state says about 3,000 have complained businesses aren’t enforcing mask order
Kentucky Health News chart; daily case numbers are often adjusted slightly later —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 477 new cases of the coronavirus Wednesday,...
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As cases set a new record by far, Beshear says ‘It’s time to stop the silliness and the games’ and ‘come together or fall apart’
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News After reporting by far the most coronavirus cases found in Kentucky on one day, Gov. Andy Beshear said “It tells you this virus isn’t...
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Beshear sees ‘good compliance’ with mask order despite media reports, offers a poll showing most Kentucky voters agree with it
CovidActNow estimates; Bell County is outlined —– By Melissa Patrick and Al CrossKentucky Health NewsGov. Andy Beshear said Monday that he’s encouraged by compliance with his order to wear a...
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As you spend more time outdoors with summer in full swing, remember the ticks; they’re a bigger problem than they once were
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As outdoor venues in Kentucky have opened up after months of being closed due to the coronavirus, more Kentuckians than ever are heading outdoors....
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Grayson County sheriff says he got covid-19 because he and wife didn’t wear a mask enough; urges his friends to wear masks
The sheriff of a rural Kentucky county, stricken with covid-19, pleaded on Facebook today for his readers to wear a mask. Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins, a former state trooper, said he...
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Coronavirus cases numbers lower, typical for a Sunday; number in the last week was 49 percent higher than the week before
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 277 new cases of the coronavirus Sunday, the least since the previous Sunday, when 280 were reported. Sundays tend to have lower...